Employment Coordinator

Duties

See link below:
http://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/corcan/002005-3016-eng.shtml

Work environment

Organization
The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) is the federal government agency responsible for administering sentences of a term of two years or more, as imposed by the court. CSC is responsible for managing institutions of various security levels and supervising offenders under conditional release in the community.

Mission Statement
The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), as part of the criminal justice system and respecting the rule of law, contributes to public safety by actively encouraging and assisting offenders to become law-abiding citizens, while exercising reasonable, safe, secure and humane control.

Challenge
Candidates must be willing to work in a correctional environment where ongoing contact with federally sentenced inmates will be necessary.

Intent of the process

A pool of partially qualified candidates will be established and may be used to fill similar vacancies of permanent or temporary tenures within Correctional Service Canada in the various locations.

Positions to be filled: 4

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

EDUCATION
A secondary school diploma, or a satisfactory score on the Public Service Commission test approved as an alternative to a secondary school diploma, or a successful completion of a provincially/territorially approved secondary school equivalency test.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
Experience in intervening with and/or supporting individuals who are working on changing their behaviour.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

Various language requirements
English essential
Bilingual imperative BBB/BBB
Bilingual imperative CBC/CBC

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge of the Correctional Service of Canada’s Mission and Corporate Priorities.
Knowledge of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and Corrections and Conditional Release Regulations.
Knowledge of employment interventions and related Correctional Service of Canada policies.

ABILITIES
Ability to plan, facilitate and evaluate employment related programs.
Ability to provide leadership to volunteers and offender groups.
Ability to motivate, positively influence, and assist offenders.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and resolve conflict.
Ability to communicate effectively orally.
Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

PERSONAL SUITABILITIES
Effective interpersonal relationships.
Values and Ethics.
Initiative.
Engagement.
Sensitivity to diversity.
*Sensitivity to interventions for women offenders, including Aboriginal women offenders.

Note: *This element applies to positions in Women Offender Institutions only

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

EDUCATION
Degree or diploma from a recognized post-secondary institution in Social Sciences or any other area relevant to the position.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
Experience working in a correctional environment (institution or community based).
Experience working with Indigenous organizations or communities.
Experience working with Ethno-cultural (not including Indigenous) organizations or communities.
Experience providing interventions to individuals with mental health needs.
Experience providing interventions to women in conflict with the law.
Experience in developing partnerships with community based organizations.
Experience in developing partnerships with governmental departments (federal and/or provincial).
Experience in the delivery of skills based programs to a vulnerable population.
Experience providing employment services and/or counselling.

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

Operational Requirements:
Employees may work shifts or variable hours.
Employees must be willing to travel, including overnight travel.

Conditions of employment

Conditions of Employment:
Reliability and Security: Reliability Status
Possession of a valid unrestricted driver's licence that conforms to provincial or territorial requirement may be applicable to some positions.

Other information

Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts emails from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). Should your email address change during the process, it is your responsibility to inform us.

Assessments may consist of; test, interview, and reference checks. Random or top down selection may be used at any point during the process.

Assessments may begin in September. Candidates are expected to respond promptly to invitations.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.